Nonprofit organizations must operate in one the 6-county Central Texas region: Travis, Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, and Williamson counties.
Organizations must be tax-exempt under Sections 501(c)(3) or 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the Internal Revenue Code, a fiscally sponsored project or be a government unit.
Fiscally Sponsored Projects are considered as Emerging Organizations are eligible for $3,000 – $5,000 funding upon completing the capacity-building accelerator.
Awardees (except Committee Choice Awards Accelerator participants) are ineligible for funding in the year immediately following their award.
Organizations that engage in non-lobbying advocacy (e.g., public education, community organizing, policy research) are eligible.
Eligible programs should focus on initiatives that align with The Black Fund of Central Texas’ strategies and welcome participation from all individuals, regardless of background or beliefs.
Endowment funds, scholarships, religious activities, fundraising events, umbrella funding organizations, individuals, or organizations with discriminatory practices are ineligible to apply.
Board members, Steering Committee, Founders, and Chairs of The Black Fund, along with their immediate family, are ineligible to apply while actively involved with The Black Fund of Central Texas are ineligible to apply.
Organizations and/or individuals that have engaged in harmful actions toward The Black Fund and The Black Fund of Central Texas —including but not limited to: slander, defamation, incitement of violence, or the spread of false information on social media (distinctly different from constructive criticism, which is welcomed)—are ineligible to apply. Any applications submitted under such circumstances will be automatically disqualified.
